diff --git a/VIPSWeb/templatetags/template_helper.py b/VIPSWeb/templatetags/template_helper.py
index be15de324023b8e70c28d885a7d55d2d421f0b45..792005e11bbda37510c462ac755c4f911104cc61 100755
--- a/VIPSWeb/templatetags/template_helper.py
+++ b/VIPSWeb/templatetags/template_helper.py
@@ -145,14 +145,11 @@ def get_text_i18n(text_dict):
 
 @register.simple_tag
 def get_system_time(format_string):
-	try: 
-		if(settings.SYSTEM_TIME_EXACT != None and settings.SYSTEM_TIME_EXACT.strip() != ""):
-			time = datetime.strptime(settings.SYSTEM_TIME_EXACT,"%Y-%m-%d")
-			return time.strftime(format_string)
-	except NameError:
-		pass
-	
-	time = datetime.now() + relativedelta(months = settings.SYSTEM_TIME_OFFSET_MONTHS)
+
+	if(hasattr(settings, "SYSTEM_TIME_EXACT") and settings.SYSTEM_TIME_EXACT != None and settings.SYSTEM_TIME_EXACT.strip() != ""):
+		time = datetime.strptime(settings.SYSTEM_TIME_EXACT,"%Y-%m-%d")
+	else:
+		time = datetime.now() + relativedelta(months = settings.SYSTEM_TIME_OFFSET_MONTHS)
 	return time.strftime(format_string)
 
 @register.filter